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Hindu en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɪnduː/

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.
   • Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law. 2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA:

Forms

Deriveds

Hindu Rashtra · Hindudom · Hindu squat · anti-Hindu · Hinduisation · Hinduphobe · Hindumisic · Hinduphobic · Hindutva · Hindu push-up · Hindu numeral · Hinduphobia · Hinduism · Hinduize · Hinduise · Hinduization · Hinduist · Hindumisia · Hinduness

Relateds

Hindutvavadi · Hindutva

Synonyms

Dharmic

Translations (63)

fi hindulainen (of or relating to Hinduism) · da hinduistisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · da hinduisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · pt hindu (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · uk інду́ський (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · pl hinduski (of or relating to Hinduism) · ca hindú (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · pt hinduísta (of or relating to Hinduism) · cs hinduistický (of or relating to Hinduism) · my ဟိန္ဒူ (of or relating to Hinduism) · ml ഹിന്ദുക്കളുടെ (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · nn hinduistisk (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · br hindouat (of or relating to Hinduism) · hi हिंदू (of or relating to Hinduism) · hi हिन्दू (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · nn hinduisk (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · ar هِنْدُوسِيّ (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · hi हिन्दू (of or relating to Hinduism) · it induista (of or relating to Hinduism) · pt hindu (of or relating to Hinduism) · bn হিন্দু (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · bn হিন্দু (of or relating to Hinduism) · nb hinduisk (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · ar هِنْدُوسِيّ (of or relating to Hinduism) · da hinduistisk (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · ko 힌두교 (of or relating to Hinduism) · es hindú (of or relating to Hinduism) · fr hindou (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · vi Ấn-độ giáo (of or relating to Hinduism) · hi हिंदू (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · cy Hindŵaidd (of or relating to Hinduism) · vo hindutanik (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · vo hindutik (of or relating to Hinduism) · it indù (of or relating to Hinduism) · cmn 印度教 (of or relating to Hinduism) · ru инду́сский (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · pl hinduistyczny (of or relating to Hinduism) · fi hindulainen (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · ja ヒンズー教 (of or relating to Hinduism) · sv hinduistisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · uk індуї́стський (of or relating to Hinduism) · ca hindú (of or relating to Hinduism) · sv hinduisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · nn hinduisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · es hindú (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · nn hinduistisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · nb hinduistisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · nl hindoeïstisch (of or relating to Hinduism) · mi hinitū (of or relating to Hinduism) · nb hinduistisk (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · gu હિંદુ (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · el ινδουϊστικός (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · da hinduisk (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · pl hinduski (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · nb hinduisk (of or relating to Hinduism) · ru инду́сский (of or relating to Hinduism) · vo hindutik (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · gu હિંદુ (of or relating to Hinduism) · it indù (of or relating to Hindus and their culture) · mi hinerū (of or relating to Hinduism) · chr ᎯᏂᏚ (of or relating to Hinduism) · el ινδουϊστικός (of or relating to Hinduism) · ml ഹൈന്ദവ (of or relating to Hinduism)

Hindu en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɪnduː/

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Meanings

1. A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).
   • Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law. 2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA:
2. (dated) Any native inhabitant of Hindustan.
3. (obsolete, qualifier:North-West Frontier Province of British India) A bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers.
4. (dated) A person of Indian religion and race.

Forms

Descendants

ヒンドゥー · ヒンズー · Hinekū

Hypernyms

religionist

Relateds

Saiva · Sakta · Saivite · Vaishnava

Synonyms

Sanatanist · bhakt · Sanatani

Translations (62)

gu હિંદુ (religious adherent) · ca hinduista (religious adherent) · bn ইন্দু (religious adherent) · fr hindouiste (religious adherent) · nl hindoe (religious adherent) · da hindu (religious adherent) · ca hindú (religious adherent) · pl hinduista (religious adherent) · hu hindu (religious adherent) · nb hindu (religious adherent) · kk үндіс (religious adherent) · fr indou (religious adherent) · ml ഹിന്ദു (religious adherent) · cs hinduistka (religious adherent) · sv hindu (religious adherent) · ko 힌두교 신자 (religious adherent) · br hindouad (religious adherent) · ja 印度人 (religious adherent) · uk інду́ска (religious adherent) · uk індуї́ст (religious adherent) · te హిందువు (religious adherent) · fr indoue (religious adherent) · vo hindutan (religious adherent) · pl hindus (religious adherent) · it induista (religious adherent) · cy Hindŵ (religious adherent) · bn হিন্দু (religious adherent) · lt hindui̇̀stas (religious adherent) · vo jihindutan (religious adherent) · es hinduista (religious adherent) · hi हिन्दू (religious adherent) · fi hindu (religious adherent) · pl hinduistka (religious adherent) · da hinduist (religious adherent) · pl hinduska (religious adherent) · ta இந்து (religious adherent) · cs hinduista (religious adherent) · cmn 印度教徒 (religious adherent) · pt hinduísta (religious adherent) · ru инду́ска (religious adherent) · de Hindufrau (religious adherent) · lt hindui̇̀stė (religious adherent) · fr hindou (religious adherent) · ru инду́с (religious adherent) · chr ᎠᎯᏂᏚ (religious adherent) · ja ヒンズー人 (religious adherent) · ur ہندو (religious adherent) · es hindú (religious adherent) · ar هِنْدُوسِيّ (religious adherent) · fa هندو (religious adherent) · hi सनातनी (religious adherent) · it indù (religious adherent) · uk індуї́стка (religious adherent) · ja ヒンドゥー人 (religious adherent) · mi Hinerū (religious adherent) · de Hindu (religious adherent) · uk інду́с (religious adherent) · fr hindoue (religious adherent) · sw Mhindu (religious adherent) · vo hihindutan (religious adherent) · nn hindu (religious adherent) · el ινδουιστής (religious adherent)